Three Indian Army men, including an officer, were killed on Monday night during a violent face-off with Chinese Peoples Liberation Army troops at Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh region.
Indian Army in a statement said, during the de-escalation process underway in the Galwan Valley, a violent face-off took place on Monday night with casualties."
"The loss of lives on the Indian side includes an officer and two soldiers". Indian Army said.
The force further stated that senior military officials of both countries are currently meeting at the face-off site to defuse the situation.
The Indian and Chinese armies have been locked in an over five-week standoff in Pangong Tso, Galwan Valley, Demchok, and Daulat Beg Oldie in Eastern Ladakh.
Reportedly, the trigger for the face-off was China's stiff opposition to India laying a link road in the Finger area around the Pangong Tso Lake besides construction of another road connecting the Darbuk-Shayok-Daulat Beg Oldie road in Galwan valley.
The situation in the area deteriorated after around 250 Chinese and Indian soldiers were engaged in a violent face-off on May 5 and 6. The incident in Pangong Tso was followed by a similar incident in North Sikkim on May 9.
Following the standoff in eastern Ladakh, the two sides have deployed additional troops along the LAC, the de-facto Sino-India border, in North Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Arunachal Pradesh.
Both sides held a series of talks in the last few days to resolve the row.
On Monday, Brigade Commander and company level talks happened in Eastern Ladakh between India and China.
The talks are happening near patrolling point 14, near the mouth of Galwan Valley and patrolling point 17 at Hot Spring Area.
(With Inputs from IANS)